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... a hunting cottage in the 12th century and was later expanded in the 13th century to make it a castle. In 1371 it was destroyed by an evading English army before being rebuilt. The Palace became a favourite place for the Stuart monarchs. The guides at the palace were full of information and one gentlemen took great delight in telling us about the royal visits over the years with his most fond memory of when ...

... on the shuttle and it drove us right to our next plane! I had been picturing us running across the airport, as they announced final boarding for our flight, but instead we made it with time to spare! We weren't even the last ones on the plane!! The second flight went swimmingly and we were in Budapest an hour and a half later, and we were in the comfort of our cute hostel before we knew it! We called it a night, excited for our bed and for the full day to come.

No rush today - stuck around our B and B for a bit to chat with the owner. His daughter is a GP here and so the conversation naturally turned towards comparing the NHS with the Canadian system. Other than the ability to pay for care if desired it doesn't appear that different. He and his wife and 5 other couples get together every Robbie Burns day and have an evening of activities loosely related to the bard of Ayre, with poetry, drinking, eating ...

... nervous about hitting their first shot on the famous and illustrious Old Course and now the standard had been set low.

Donnie was lucky number 13. Just as he was set to come back to the BnB for breakfast, a cancellation came in and he was able to get on for 7:40 instead of 10:20 (which would have meant the entire game in this weather). No warmup putting or anything. He hired a caddy and what a great decision. The caddy read his game quickly ...

... setting up business. Young British officer arrives fresh from Britain and falls in love with niece of local viceroy - Ian says, think 'Carry on up the Kyber' with music but no humour. I say, think 'Les Mis' with Indians instead of French :-) Given the small stage the cast managed well with the changing locations. There was just one prop centre stage which magically converted into a seat, a desk, a wall, a barbers shop...all with the flick of a ...